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QPR will look to cement their place in the play-offs when they travel to the Keepmoat Stadium to face Doncaster.

Hoops manager Jim Magilton has done a brilliant job in guiding the club to fourth place in the Championship but the former Ipswich boss is not one to rest on his laurels.

QPR have just one win in their last three games and Magilton is keen to make sure his players don't become complacent with three loan signings arriving this week.

Meanwhile Doncaster have slipped to within a point of the relegation places after a dismal run of results which has seen them pick up just one win in 11.

Rovers news

Doncaster will be without suspended skipper Martin Woods for the clash while Dean Shiels and Jason Shackell face late fitness tests.

Midfielder Woods, handed the captain's armband in the absence of Brian Stock, sits out a one-game ban after his dismissal for two bookable offences at Plymouth.

Centre-half Shackell, on loan from Wolves, missed the defeat at Home Park due to a groin injury and midfielder Shiels hurt his ankle while on duty with Northern Ireland. Both players face late fitness tests.

But Rovers could be boosted by the return of central defenders Adam Lockwood (foot) and Byron Webster (elbow), who have both been out since the beginning of last month.

Left-back Gareth Roberts is expected to be fit after being forced off in the second half at Plymouth with a bruised ankle.

QPR news

New loan signings Steven Reid, Rhys Taylor and Tommy Williams have been added to the QPR squad for the trip.

Magilton swooped for Blackburn midfielder Reid after serious knee injuries accounted for Martin Rowlands and Gavin Mahon, while Peterborough's Williams will provide competition for Gary Borrowdale at left-back and Taylor has come in from Chelsea.

Borrowdale is fit after missing the 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday a fortnight ago through illness while fellow defender Damion Stewart also returns after an ankle knock.

But centre-half Fitz Hall suffered a back injury at Hillsborough and misses out.

Strikers Rowan Vine (hernia) and Angelo Balanta (groin) are back in light training but will not be risked while Alessandro Pellicori and Lee Cook (both knee) are still out.

Veteran midfielder Gareth Ainsworth has joined Wycombe on loan while goalkeeper Tom Heaton's three-month deal at Loftus Road has come to an end.